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Press release SECRETARY OF STATE SENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF EDDIE MCGRADY Following death of Eddie McGrady, former MP for South Down, Theresa Villiers MP sends her condolences to his
family and friends. Ms Villiers said: This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government > I was saddened to learn that Eddie McGrady had
died after a long > illness. > Throughout his political life he worked tirelessly not only for his > constituents in South Down but for the whole community in Northern > Ireland.
As a founding member of the SDLP, he was a staunch advocate > of constitutional politics and was an instrumental figure in the > negotiations that ultimately led to the Belfast
Agreement in 1998. > He reflected that the Agreement was one of the high points of his > time in politics. > He was widely regarded as a man of real decency and commitment to >
the public good, and he will be sadly missed across the political > spectrum, although of course in particular by his colleagues in the > SDLP. > I send my sincere sympathy to his
three children and wider family > circle.’ SHARE THIS PAGE The following links open in a new tab * Share on Facebook (opens in new tab) * Share on Twitter (opens in new tab) UPDATES TO
THIS PAGE Published 11 November 2013